Braised Beef Recipe with Balsamic and Cheesy Polenta | olivemagazine

Ingredients

• 500g shin of beef cut into chunky pieces
• 4 carrots halved lengthways
• 400ml beef stock hot
• 125ml balsamic vinegar
• 4 cloves garlic crushed
• 3 tbsp sundried tomato purée
• 2 tbsp demerara sugar
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 3 bay leaves
• 350g roasted red peppers from a jar drained and sliced
• ½ a small bunch flat-leaf parsley roughly chopped (optional)
• 200g instant polenta
• 100g mature cheddar grated
• 25g Grana Padano finely grated